Personal Items.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20421, 16 December 1931, Page 10

Personal Items.

: —« _ * I The Hon. Sir James Parr, of the legislative Council arrived .yesterday from Wellington, jnid' left later for Oaniaru, where he will «m£ at the break-up of the "Waitaki B«y£ ; Hig,h School. During the Hon, W. Dpwnje Stewart's absence from the Ins portfolios of Finance and Gistoras will "be ;idministered by the Prima ' - Minister (the lit. Hon. G. W. SWbert and the Minister for Kativo Affair* (ijia ITon. Sir Apirana Ngata) will act u Attorney-General. . * ; ■ . ? ■ Dr. G. M. L. Lester waj| unanimously elected president of the fljHterbury Arts Society at the " meeting last night. Messrs J. O. Youpg fP&lmerston ' North), E. A. Well (Flaxhoijrne). Mt|s J, Stevenson (St. Leonard's) pre* viah ,\ tors at tlje Clarendon H<#eV ' ;»£ Mr J, McCombp, M.P., left for ty#l ; If Imgtpiiby the ferry eteampr latfgvwjng. He ivill return to-morfejr ftjßfJJMr F. W, Free? naif, t}ie CoaSij^ «Hr didate for LytteHan in the \vili fae given i social on Monday evpa&y. ~ Mr J. Honloul has been «?ieeted sro ; ' ducers' representative on - the- NesrXS Zealand Honey Ctantrokfioard. Arclidencon G. of bridge, leaves Auckland fok" England -ffl to Ueeembar 31st. "• ' ■ ifjjJi Mr W. F. MeJntyre recently rettraidsfP frpra _ the position' pf ■ Inspector *SBBb Machinery and Surveyor of «hE Jnvercargill, where he has bean tioned pincQ 1919. • x A motion wishing the president, §pv'||k Arthur Dudley Bobson, a v Christmas and prosperous. Ngyr - V-MJ'j il|j was ptusecl by fujelafpafcion at a ing of the executive 'of the church Beautifying Association jjtuy affcernoftn, r I', Messrs S. Harrowell, L. M„ Mtfta (Auekand), J>. A. Cfcrty, J. lmgtan) f and Dr. J. M. fauHfjjwo';'(Auckland) are guests at Hotel, v " "* Messrs E. G. Martin, C. A. Trjoy nell, G. Kprrujsh "(Wellinftw), Benson, J, Alien (Dupedip), pigg ft. ¥, Bell (Timaru) are »V *W United Service Hotel. ' j , Messrs P. J. Nathan, yf. .ftgwog and 0. A. Welqfi, an 4 Capt»iq gjffljjjl were passengers on the Hajjgatlrft Wellington yesterday. ' * Captain G- JS, of England, formerly liner, OlywtBl?, II ing Ohristchurch. He wiff time with his wife's family at Mr J?tops Cullens, Chratcjiurch Drainage Bq&T#, granted leave by the JJo&rd its Iffa Wig last night $p attend tye of the New 2eajand Qopiety or Engineers; to be held ip. en February StSrdAt a meeting of the Hawk^'j}. Presbytery, the Rev. Dfeipal of the Pre«l»yt«nan Pollege, Dunedin, was nominated as Moderator for eral Apsembly in 1933.—Press As(flW| , .|^ Members of the literary staff Prbbs gathered yestepdfiy make a presentation to Mr Lund, whose marriage takes morrow. The Editor, Mr Ouvot • referred to Mr_ Lund's Ropylanq the stef? find Jm list. Other speakers were t» e .W Editor (Miss M. Enright), the Aw®- U ant 35ditor (Mr J. H. ®* §s^TS^S'\s; and the Chief Bnhrßditor White). Mr Lunf replied suitably. A"« , presentation consisted of a set of